Where does “kokos” come from?
kokos (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Kokos, from Spanish cocos, from Spanish coco, from Russian коко́с, from Portuguese cocos, from Portuguese coco, from Late Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
kokos (Norwegian Nynorsk): coconut; a coconut; a coconut palm
Definitions
- coconut; a coconut; a coconut palm
Ancestry of “kokos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Kokos | the flesh of the coconut; its taste; coir; the... |
| 2 | Spanish | cocos | plural of coco |
| 3 | Spanish | coco | coconut; testicle; bogeyman |
| 4 | Russian | коко́с | — |
| 5 | Portuguese | cocos | plural of coco |
| 6 | Portuguese | coco | coconut |
| 7 | Late Latin | coccum | kernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |